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Algernon Colliery
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| Location: | Backworth 5½ miles [9 km] NE of Newcastle |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ318703, 55° 1' 34" N, 1° 30' 9" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Opened: | 1853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sinking Started: | 30 Mar 1853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pits: | Shaft details for Algernon Colliery |
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| Owners: | 1900's - Owners of Backworth Collieries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910's - Backworth Collieries Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1902 - Coal: Steam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. (155,000 tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Bensham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Bensham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 - Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | 1853, 03 Aug - High Main seam reached |
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1853, 30 Mar - Sinking started |
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| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Algernon Colliery |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Blake, George, 1937, [approximate date] | ||||||
Chatterley, Ernest, 1930, [approximate date] | ||||||
Curry, Percy, 1923, [approximate date] | ||||||
Hook, Andrew, 1930, [approximate date] | ||||||
Lamb, Joseph (Riddle), 1934, [approximate date] | ||||||
Little, Robert, 11 Dec 1908, (accident: 10 Dec 1908), aged 30, Hewer, poisoned by carbon monoxide from fumes of rippite | ||||||
Pilling, Peter R., 1941, [approximate date] | ||||||
Raffle, James Wardlaw, 01 Jul 1951, killed when a prop sprung and hit him on head, cause of death: severe internal brain damage. | ||||||
Robson, John, 08 Dec 1900, aged 26, Hewer, The deceased had charged a shot hole in the coal with ordinary gunpowder and stemmed it, after which the deputy gave him a piece of touch paper lighted by means of a heated wire. The deputy then left the deceased, who was found lying 8 feet from the shot hole, and had been killed by the coals projected by the shot. Probably he had nipped off the end of the squib too close. The deputy should have fired the shot himself. [Inquest attended] | ||||||
Romig, Ludwig, 02 Oct 1901, aged 34, Stoneman, The deceased men were preparing to timber the face of a gateway when the stone fell. The roof was full of slips. The chargeman had previously examined the place [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...] | ||||||
Shepherd, Robert, 02 Oct 1901, aged 32, Shifter, The deceased men were preparing to timber the face of a gateway when the stone fell. The roof was full of slips. The chargeman had previously examined the place [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...] | ||||||
Taylor, Joseph, 1936, [approximate date] | ||||||
Thompson, Matthew, 1946, [approximate date] | ||||||
Waggott, Christopher, 17 Jan 1914, (accident: 15 Jan 1914), aged 24, Hewer, The deputy had 2 shots to fire in deceased's working place, which was 8 feet wide. After firing the first shot and coupling up the second, deceased remembered that he had left his explosive canister in the face, and obtained permission to get it. Whilst deceased was away a hewer from an adjoining place came out for his bait, and sat near the deputy, who took it for granted that this man was deceased, but did not identify him at the time. He fired the shot, which caused injuries to deceased, which terminated fatally two days later. | ||||||
Watson, Tyzack, 1935, [approximate date] | ||||||
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If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Algernon Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Algernon Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672)
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023)
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Contributions by members of the Public
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Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Algernon Colliery
